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REPAIR Your Life: A Program for Recovery from Incest & Childhood Sexual Abuse

Marjorie McKinnon

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R.E.P.A.I.R. is a Six-Stage Program for abuse survivors that will transform your life forever!

Recognize and accept your adult problems stemming from childhood sexual abuse.

Enter into a commitment to transform your life.

Process your issues with tools and techniques that will enable you to become healthy.

Awareness to discover reality as you gather and assemble the pieces of the broken puzzle your life became.

Insight into the complete picture helps you begin to return to what you were prior to being sexually violated.

Rhythm recovers the natural rhythm you had before the incest happened, the blueprint that is the essence of your true nature, becoming who you really are.

Therapists' Acclaim for REPAIR Your Life

"Thank you Marjorie and God bless you for adapting this program for our survivors to follow. You have given survivors hope to continue on their healing journey."
-Donna Gustafson, Executive Director, Sunrise Center Against Sexual Abuse

"Anyone wanting to recover from the life-long trauma of childhood sexual abuse will benefit from this book."
-Marcelle B. Taylor, MFT

"This program just has to work, because whether intuitively or through research, Marjorie McKinnon has assembled a highly effective program of recovery."
-Bob Rich, PhD

Please visit www.TheLampLighters.org for more information or to find a group in your area.

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The Choosing to Forgive Workbook

Frank Minirth, Les Carter

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Too Much Reference to God and Christ... Loses Credibility 1 out of 5 stars.
9 of 38 people found this review helpful.

There are some good psychological explanations of the necessary steps towards forgiveness. However, I found the book to have too much reference to God; thereby, losing all scholarly credibility.

The authors hypothesize, that one of the reasons a person should forgive is because: "Lest you conclude that we endorse not forgiving, let us strongly state that we believe forgiveness is right because it is part of the godly life taught and lived by Christ." page 14

What if the reader (such as myself) is NOT a Christian. Then if one does not believe in God or Christ, this line of reasoning is worthless and not convincing to the reader.

The book is filled with reference to God and Christ and the Bible; thereby, negating any objective clinical scholarly findings they may pose in this book.

This book is a terrible disappointment

Thumbs Up! Frank Minirth, Les Carter 5 out of 5 stars.
8 of 8 people found this review helpful.

This book has been an amazing gift for me. I'm a Christian who thought I knew how to forgive until I was offended beyond my wildest dreams and struggled with anger, bitterness and confusion that led me to read the book. The order of chapters is such that a concept in one chapter builds up to the next. The first 3 chapters allows one to examine the wrong that has been done and acknowledge it for what it is; a violation against one's convictions, something hurtful. There are great tips that allow one to examine and accept feelings of anger and disappointment. The chapters that follow give guidance on how to safely release the negative feelings, how to give up bitterness, give up judging the wrongdoer. There's even a chapter on how to confront if that's needed. The beauty of the book is the acknowledgement of ones feelings, explaining why we need to allow ourselves to be angry and grieve and eventually having dealt with our feelings, the book empowers us with the knowledge that first forgiveness is a choice and it then offers practical tips on how to do it. One of the most annoying things for me is being put down or minimized. The book offers tips on how to deal with that by embracing equality, being assertive and embracing humility. The case studies were excellent and in most cases I could relate to them and it made the book even more interesting.

Editorial Review:

A 12-part comprehensive plan to overcome your struggle to forgive and find lasting healing in your life.

AA: Not the Only Way--Your One Stop Resource Guide to 12-Step Alternatives

Melanie Solomon

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"AA-Not the Only Way" responds to the growing demand from recovery experts, U.S. court rulings, problem drinkers and drug addicts for a global resource directory of alternative treatments. While everyone has heard of Alcoholics Anonymous and other twelve-step programs that suport millions of people each year with addiction, they are not the only effective programs available.

Melanie Solomon's book compares and contrasts many different self-help programs so the client can better choose which one best suits his or her needs, as well as contact information for licensed professionals and treatment facilities throughout the U.S. and abroad. "This book is ideal for any addiction professional's waiting room, treatment process, or as an integral part of the client's continuing care plan." (NAADAC-The Association for Addiction Professionals).

"AA-Not the Only Way fills an important niche in the recovery literature. It offers a compact but wide-ranging guide to addiction support and treatment options. The author's recovery story will also be an inspiration to those who find themselves battling a one-size-fits-all system that is supposed to be helping them." (Dr. Tom Horvath, President of SMART Recovery).

The Twelve Steps for Everyone ... who really wants them (Words to Live By)

Grateful Members, Jerry Hirschfield

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Positive Change 5 out of 5 stars.
12 of 12 people found this review helpful.

I have to say that I have been around the 12 Step program for many years... both my parents had severe drinking problems... recovery was went through many times... but they never "worked" a program... as I watched their problems, felt the pain of their problems... and lived with the side effects of them... I never deeply examined what "I" could change. This book helped me see where "I" have to make changes... that the only person I can control is me... I reccommend this book as just a basic format for life!

Editorial Review:

This classic Twelve Step book has sold more than one half-million copies to date. A caring adaptation of the Twelve Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous for anyone seeking a practical path to spiritual and emotional freedom. This compassionate, insightful book is written in the language of the heart, and is used by both lay people and professionals.

Moments of Clarity: Voices from the Front Lines of Addiction and Recovery

Christopher Kennedy Lawford

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On February 17, 1986, after years of addiction and self-destruction, Christopher Kennedy Lawford reached a turning point in his life, one that would mark the beginning of his long road to recovery. In his New York Times bestselling memoir, Symptoms of Withdrawal, he chronicled his deep descent into near-fatal drug and alcohol addiction, and his subsequent hard-won journey back to sobriety, which he has maintained for more than twenty years. The Before and the After. But before and after what? What happened at that point in time to trigger the understanding within himself that he had to change? What finally forces any person to choose life over death?

The overwhelming response he received to his book impressed upon Lawford the number of people struggling to find their own way back from addiction and the need to share their stories. There was no easy way out for any of them. They all had to go through a moment of humility, vulnerability, and transformation and choose to take that first step of the journey. And each had their own intensely personal moment that signaled a Before and an After. The histories gathered here are the recollections of lives snatched back from the brink of a precipice so wide and deep it threatened to engulf them.

Every segment of society has been touched by addiction and its aftermath. Moments of Clarity collects stories from men and women, young and old, and across all barriers of celebrity, color, and class. Represented in these pages are the singer and the actress, the writer and the anchorman, the man from the movie screen and the woman who lives down the street. A myriad of different moments but all with the common understanding of where these men and women have been and where they must go. As they bravely share their stories, they shed light not only on their own experiences but also on the journey we all take as human beings, looking to make sense of our world.

Clutter Junkie No More: Stepping Up to Recovery

Barb Rogers

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Is your landscaping impeccable? Are you presentable when you leave the house? Would your neighbors ever suspect, given outward appearances, that inside your house is utter chaos with heaps and heaps of stuff? Are you overwhelmed and ashamed by the mess, but haven’t a clue what to do about it even though you’ve tried dozens of times to clean up your act? You may be a clutter junkie.

"Clutter is a wall built bit by bit of things that keep the world out. However, as with other addictions, it becomes the prison that keeps the addict in," Barb Rogers writes in the introduction to Clutter Junkie No More.

In an encouraging and honest way, Rogers helps readers to identify the symptoms of clutter addiction—which is simply a smokescreen for more serious underlying problems—and she provides solutions modeled on the 12 steps and traditions that originated with AA.

Clutter Junkie No More takes a serious look at clutter addiction and helps readers to take down the wall, bit by bit, and day by day, to lead happier, more productive lives.

Staying Sober: Tips for Working a Twelve Step Program of Recovery

Meredith Gould

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Sobriety for real life 5 out of 5 stars.
7 of 7 people found this review helpful.

The "big book" of Alcoholics Anonymous is the foundation for the start of our journey in sobriety, yet it leaves out the day-to-day struggles we face as recovering alcoholics. Staying Sober discuses real issues and real solutions with a sense of humor. Questions on AA, sponsorship and the 12 steps of the program are answered. More important are the tips to not picking up that first drink. The Author has written the "cliff notes" of sobriety. This is a must have for anyone in the program.

Hey! I'm the Author! 5 out of 5 stars.
6 of 6 people found this review helpful.

I never reveal exactly which 12 Step Recovery fellowship I frequent--that would be oh-so-against the Traditions. Rest assured, I was qualified to write this book when I did. Still am. I'm a big fan of Twelve Step Recovery and don't bother debating the scientific validity of claims that it works. It works for those who work it. It seems to work even for those who don't.

Finding the extant official Conference-approved literature duller than dishwater and hopelessly archaic in tone, I decided to try my hand/typewriter/computer at doing better.

Yes, this is another one of my tips books. If you look at my oeuvre, you'll see that I'm very big on delivering useful info. in readable chunks. I'm also deeply dedicated to making readers laugh. Yes, I know. There's nothing funny about addiction, but recovery need not be grim.

Editorial Review:

A basic core recovery book with an up-to-date feel for AA program newcomers. Staying Sober is structured around what the author contends are the fundamental components of Twelve Step recovery-not using or acting out, going to AA meetings, reaching out to others, and working the Twelve Steps. As Gould writes, "Recovery can be a terrific, annoying, fabulous, horrible, illuminating, and confusing lifelong adventure. This book is meant ot help guide the journey-one amazing day at a time."

Teach Only Love: Transform Your Life With The Seven Principles of Attitudinal Healing

Gerald Jampolsky

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Teach Only Love 5 out of 5 stars.
4 of 5 people found this review helpful.

By applying his 7 principals of attitudinal healing you can retrain your mind to replace negative attitudes one at a time with love. He explains that we can be happy and at peace regardless of external circumstances. Dr. Jampolsky has a center for healing in CA, and includes in the book some of his patients' experiences with attitudinal healing.

Editorial Review:

In Love is Letting Go of Fear, Dr. Jampolsky taught his thousands of admirers that love is the very essence of our being, our natural birthright which we can use to transform our lives. Now, in his eagerly awaited new book, Teach Only Love, he explores even more deeply the unique and transforming power of love. He draws upon the Seven Principles of Attitudinal Healing which are the foundation of his work with children and adults at his center in Tiburon, California. Dr. Jampolsky demonstrates that total acceptance and total giving are crucial to the healing process, not only for these children, but for all of us.


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Obsessive Compulsive Anonymous: Recovering From Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

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Time-Tested Recovery Principles For OCD.

We, of Obsessive Compulsive Anonymous (OCA), have all felt the fury of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). OCD, with its crippling power, had left us physically, emotionally and spiritually sick. Here we present, firsthand, our struggles and recoveries from OCD.

Fortunately, now, the medical and psychological communities have effective treatments for OCD. For many of us, though, this wasn¿t enough. The 12 Step program of OCA has proven to be an important part in our continuing recoveries from OCD.

Here we include:

• The 12 Step program for OCD
• Endorsements from psychiatrists and psychologists
• 33 personal stories of OCD and recovery
• Resources for OCD.

The Real AA: Behind the Myth of 12-Step Recovery

Ken Ragge

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A Resentment turned into a $$$$ Scheme 1 out of 5 stars.
3 of 6 people found this review helpful.

This book ( a self pity party) is filled with lots of mis-information about AA and the process of recovery. 12 Step programs have been applied sucessfully to virtually every addiction world wide. I've been an AA member 22+ years with no relapses. I've also worked the deal every way except perfectly. I've never done "a 90 in 90" and no one has ever shunned me for it nor for not following any suggestion I've heard over those years.
I've applied what I think works for me from AA and passed on the rest. I've gone to meetings for weeks straight and not gone for months at a time. My point here is that it's an open deal. No one judges me for how I apply what's available, to my recovery. It doesn't hurt that I get to meet new and wonderful people from all over the world whenever I travel abroad. It's sad to see someone like this author making a buck off the weakest by scaring them off from AA. It's obvious to me he either was constitutionally incaple of self honesty or was unwilling to let go of his resentments and hurts.

Editorial Review:

The Real AA is the result of Ken Ragge's journey through AA and its for-profit institutional variants. The book covers virtually all aspects of AA and the traditional treatment system: the disease theory of alcohol abuse; AA's origins and development; AA's ideology and indoctrination process; and AA's institutional forms. An invaluable resource to alcohol abusers, their friends, and their families.